1940-41 Season

Uniform & Logo Changes:

• The Erie Penguins are added as the PHL's tenth franchise. They wear black and white sweaters with "Erie" running down the front.

Standings:

1. Montreal

2. Phialdelphia

3. Windsor

4. Boston

5. Hamilton

6. Toronto

7. Chicago

8. Detroit

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9. New York

10. Erie

Season Summary:

The PHL kicked off it’s second season by introducing it's first expansion team, the Erie Penguins. With the addition of the Penguins, the league now stood at ten teams, with eight now making the playoffs. Erie purchased the roster of the struggling Moncton Lions of the Canadian Minor Hockey League and recruited some young players of their own as well, the result was a last-place finish. Montreal dominated the regular season with a 33-4-3 record to take first place overall, while the Philadelphia Redshirts dramatically improved to second-place on the stellar play of second-year goaltender Bill Lawrence. In the playoffs, Windsor managed to take out the defending champion Toronto Racers, before upsetting the Montreal Royale to advance to the league final. In the finals, the Wings swept the Hamilton Kings in 3 straight games to take the championship. Tragedy would strike shortly after, however, when league president Henry Lewis was found dead in a Windsor Motel the morning after game 3. Doctors said he died of a heart-attack.